Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 47
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
एवं स कृपणं तत्र पर्यदेवयतासकृत्।ततोऽस्मै कर्तुमुदकं प्रवृत्तस्सहभार्यया।।।।
evaṃ sa kṛpaṇaṃ tatra paryadevayatāsakṛt | tato ’smai kartum udakaṃ pravṛttaḥ saha bhāryayā ||
于是他在那儿一再悲恸哀号。随后，他与妻子一同开始为亡子行奠水之祭，奉献丧礼之水。
In this way the ascetic piteously wailed again and again. Thereafter, he with his wife set about to perform the funeral obsequies of their son.
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Even in overwhelming grief, the parents uphold dharma by performing the prescribed funeral rites; duty toward the dead is not abandoned because of sorrow.
After lamenting for his slain son, the ascetic, with his wife, begins the funeral water-offerings (udaka) for the boy.
Ritual responsibility and steadfastness in dharma—continuing obligatory rites despite personal devastation.